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■ V8
■ Aalto
army value
■ V8
■ Aalto
economy
Play-by-play (76 lines)
0:15 The Purple V8 spawns at s4 while White Aalto spawns at s1.V8 in Purple at s4. Aalto in White at s1. The map is set.
0:45 Aalto gets Overpool against V8's Forge Fast Expand.V8 commits to Forge Fast Expand; Aalto answers with Overpool.
— The early game —
1:03 V8 desperate in getting his economy pumped up, expands to another location.Quietly, V8 adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
1:21 Aalto starts expanding.More workers, more money: Aalto expands.
1:48 V8's zealots and dragoon mixture is rolling across the map.V8 goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
2:22 Aalto pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!No patience from Aalto: the first units are already marching.
2:53 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
3:11 V8 kills off Aalto's speedlings with his zealots and dragoons!Aalto wasn't ready. V8's early aggression takes the lead.
3:39 Losing only less than half of his army, Aalto seems to be fine.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
4:08 Losing only less than half of his army, V8 seems to be fine.Aalto keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
4:32 V8 is putting some early pressure on with his dragoons.No patience from V8: the first units are already marching.
5:18 Aalto decides to move out with his armies.Aalto has seen enough — the army moves out.
5:28 V8 decides to expand.More workers, more money: V8 expands.
5:57 Aalto starts expanding.Quietly, Aalto adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
6:32 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
6:47 Aalto kills off V8's armies and continues pushing!V8's army evaporates. Aalto doesn't even slow down.
7:35 About half of V8's army has been decimated in that battle.Aalto pays for that trade with about half his army.
7:54 Losing only less than half of his army, Aalto seems to be fine.A cheap fight for V8 — the losses are light.
8:20 V8 decides to put some pressure on his opponent.V8 has seen enough — the army moves out.
8:47 Aalto is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill enemy units on the way.Aalto tests the door early. Is anyone home?
9:12 Currently, neither V8 nor Aalto appears to be leading in economy.Base for base, they're level — V8 and Aalto match each other.
9:37 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
10:11 Aalto failed to break V8's defending line of zealots.Aalto's early gamble buys nothing — V8's defense was already in place.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
10:43 With excellent skills and micro, V8 managed to fend off Aalto while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Aalto — the losses are light.
10:59 With excellent skills and micro, Aalto managed to fend off V8 while losing less than half of his army.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
11:37 Unwilling to make the game too long, V8 starts moving out.V8 tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
12:05 Aalto starts pushing across the map.Aalto has seen enough — the army moves out.
12:21 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The dance is over. They fight.
12:50 V8 lost some of his dragoons to Aalto's speedlings!V8 wasn't ready. Aalto's early aggression takes the lead.
13:14 After that battle, V8 still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Aalto — the losses are light.
13:55 Losing only less than half of his army, Aalto seems to be fine.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
14:02 V8 desperate in getting his economy pumped up, expands to another location.More workers, more money: V8 expands.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
14:40 Aalto desperate in getting his economy pumped up, expands to another location.Quietly, Aalto adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
15:09 V8 decides to put some pressure on his opponent.V8 tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
— The mid game —
15:24 Aalto now has enough hydralisk to take the game! ... Or so he thinks.Aalto's hydra wave rolls out — this is the timing Zerg lives for.
16:08 The battle to decide the game begins!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
16:24 V8 failed to deal nicely with Aalto's lurkers, his few fail storms cost him this battle and this army.The mid-game push crashes through — Aalto breaks V8's position.
17:00 Losing only less than half of his army, V8 seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Aalto — the losses are light.
17:26 After that battle, Aalto still has most of his army with him.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
17:54 V8 harasses Aalto's economy and gets ahead of the game.Aalto looks away for one second and V8 makes him pay for it.
18:07 V8 successfully blocked Aalto from harassing his economy.Good instincts from V8; the harassment dies at the doorstep.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
18:39 Nice try from Aalto to harass V8, but V8's reaction is just too agile.The sneak attack is sniffed out — V8 shuts the door on Aalto.
19:03 Aalto brings his lurker-lings to pressure his opponent.Aalto's hydra wave rolls out — this is the timing Zerg lives for.
19:44 V8 appears to have more army than Aalto!Count the units: V8 has the edge over Aalto right now.
20:12 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
20:23 V8 failed to deal nicely with Aalto's lurkers, his few fail storms cost him this battle and this army.V8's defense bends, then snaps. Aalto takes the middle of the game.
20:50 V8 has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Aalto's force stays on that battlefield.
21:26 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, V8 destroyed only less than half of Aalto's army.V8 clips Aalto's army — real damage, but Aalto fights on.
— The late game —
21:47 Aalto harasses V8 and gets ahead of the game.The raid lands — Aalto chips away at V8's foundation.
22:20 V8 starts expanding.V8 takes another base — the economy widens.
🎙 Aalto holds the stronger army for now.
22:43 Aalto starts expanding.More workers, more money: Aalto expands.
23:13 Nice try from Aalto to harass V8, but V8's reaction is just too agile.Aalto knocks, V8 answers. No damage done.
23:43 Aalto has a large number of hydralisk and is starting to push out!Aalto's hydra wave rolls out — this is the timing Zerg lives for.
24:06 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
24:38 Aalto's zerglings surround V8's archons while Aalto's lurkers deal with the rest. The outcome seems to favor Aalto!The mid-game push crashes through — Aalto breaks V8's position.
25:11 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Aalto destroyed only less than half of V8's army.Aalto takes a bite out of V8's force and backs off.
25:33 Losing only less than half of his army, Aalto seems to be fine.A cheap fight for V8 — the losses are light.
25:55 Looks like V8 is going to push out with his archons and speedlots!The composition is ready; V8 starts the push.
26:20 Aalto now has enough hydralisk to take the game! ... Or so he thinks.Aalto's hydra wave rolls out — this is the timing Zerg lives for.
🎙 V8 is a step behind and knows it.
26:49 V8's army is small compared to Aalto!V8 is badly outgunned — Aalto's force is a size larger.
27:30 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
27:55 Aalto scourged some of V8's annoying corsairs, and kills off majority of the speedlots with his lurkers!The timing was right but the fight was wrong: Aalto holds V8.
28:08 Losing only less than half of his army, Aalto seems to be fine.A cheap fight for V8 — the losses are light.
28:40 About half of V8's army has been decimated in that battle.Aalto pays for that trade with about half his army.
29:16 After suffering a devastating loss in the battle, V8 GGs!V8 types it out: GG.
V8 taps out. Aalto's mid game was simply better.
■ V8
■ Aalto
army value
■ V8
■ Aalto
economy
Play-by-play (51 lines)
0:07 The Red V8 spawns at s1 while Blue Aalto spawns at s3.We're underway — V8 spawns at s1, Aalto answers from s3.
0:37 Aalto gets 12 Hatch against V8's Forge Fast Expand.The builds are down: Forge Fast Expand from V8, 12 Hatch from Aalto.
— The early game —
1:14 V8 decides to expand.V8 plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:39 Aalto desperate in getting his economy pumped up, expands to another location.Aalto takes another base — the economy widens.
2:10 V8's zealots and dragoon mixture is rolling across the map.V8 goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
2:42 Aalto pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!No patience from Aalto: the first units are already marching.
3:21 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
3:56 Aalto lost all of his zerglings to V8's zealots and dragoons!The early pressure works — V8 breaks Aalto's front door.
4:26 With excellent skills and micro, Aalto managed to fend off V8 while losing less than half of his army.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
4:51 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Aalto destroyed only less than half of V8's army.Aalto takes a bite out of V8's force and backs off.
5:29 V8's zealots and dragoon mixture is rolling across the map.V8 goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
6:05 Aalto is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill enemy units on the way.No patience from Aalto: the first units are already marching.
6:43 V8 decides to expand.More workers, more money: V8 expands.
7:14 Aalto starts expanding.Quietly, Aalto adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
7:41 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
8:12 V8 failed to kill off Aalto's defending zerglings.Aalto holds the early rush without blinking.
8:35 Losing only less than half of his army, Aalto seems to be fine.A cheap fight for V8 — the losses are light.
9:14 About half of V8's army has been decimated in that battle.Aalto pays for that trade with about half his army.
9:59 V8's zealots and dragoon mixture is rolling across the map.V8 goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
10:12 Aalto pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Aalto goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
10:44 At the moment, Aalto seems to have more units than V8.Count the units: Aalto has the edge over V8 right now.
11:21 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The dance is over. They fight.
11:49 With really nice micro, Aalto's speedlings kills off V8's dragoons.V8 wasn't ready. Aalto's early aggression takes the lead.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
12:36 About half of V8's army has been decimated in that battle.Aalto pays for that trade with about half his army.
12:59 V8 destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Aalto's army has been decimated.V8 takes a bite out of Aalto's force and backs off.
13:43 V8's expansion have been wiped off by Aalto!V8's expansion burns — Aalto tears it down.
13:58 V8 starts expanding.Quietly, V8 adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
14:31 Aalto is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill enemy units on the way.Aalto goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
15:21 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
15:39 All of a sudden, V8 has no armies left while Aalto is continuing to push across the map!Aalto wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
16:07 V8 lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Aalto's force stays on that battlefield.
16:39 Losing only less than half of his army, Aalto seems to be fine.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 V8 is a step behind and knows it.
17:27 V8 decides to move out with his armies.No more waiting. V8 pushes.
17:58 Aalto is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill enemy units on the way.Aalto goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
18:24 Aalto decides to expand.Aalto plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
18:47 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
— The mid game —
19:25 Aalto micros his hydralisks nicely to avoid V8's storms, and seems to have won the battle!The mid-game push crashes through — Aalto breaks V8's position.
🎙 The armies are no longer comparable: Aalto is far ahead.
20:08 About half of V8's army has been decimated in that battle.Aalto pays for that trade with about half his army.
— The late game —
20:31 Losing only less than half of his army, Aalto seems to be fine.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
21:08 V8 decides to expand.Quietly, V8 adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
21:42 Aalto decides to start pushing across the map.Aalto has seen enough — the army moves out.
22:11 Unwilling to suffer further harassment, V8 taps out!That's it. V8 looks at the field one last time and concedes.
That's the game: Aalto defeats V8, settled in the mid game.
Head to head
176 games
V8
101 – 75
Aalto